Authentic Relating Warsaw
Authentic Relating?
A global community and a practice that uses games, exercises and conversations to offer a playground for rewiring our deeply ingrained patterns of relating and foster deep, meaningful connections. Authentic Relating is a movement towards a more authentic, connected and compassionate world, opposing the ever-growing isolation, polarization and fragmentation of our society.
Curiosity Game
The Curiosity Game is one of the best exercises for beginners. It's a smooth way to land in the present moment in something relatively familiar. One of the two participants asks questions to the other one and the other one answers. The person asking commits to asking only the questions they are genuinely moved to ask. After a few minutes the person answering provides feedback on how they felt receiving the questions. The person asking adapts to that feedback while still trying to reveal themselves by asking the questions they truly feel like asking.
Mindful Presence
We usually start a Game Night or a Workshop with different kinds of meditations to ground us in the present moment and physical sensations before connecting with others. Depending on the theme and foundational competences we are building the meditation invites to explore different parts of our psychology, phenomenology and somatics. The participants are invited to develop an intimate relationship to their breath and come back to it whenever they need to find themselves again in the midst of strong emotions or thoughts.
Noticing Game
The Noticing Game is a key exercise in Authentic Relating that fosters deeper connection through mindfulness and honest sharing. Two participants take turns verbalizing their present experiences—whether physical sensations, emotions, thoughts, or observations of the other person. The focus is on staying in the present moment, sharing what arises without judgment or projection. The listener simply receives without reacting or trying to fix anything. This practice encourages self-awareness, vulnerability, and empathy, creating a space for deeper trust and understanding between participants, helping them feel more seen and connected in real-time.
Authentic Relating Games Night
This is very broadly what you can expect at an Authentic Relating Games Night with us. A Game Night is a great way to experience Authentic Relating in a relaxed and fun environment and then hang out with the people you met. We often pick a theme for the evening to make the experience more focused and varied. Example themes include: relational tension as a source of richness, transparency, conflict as an opportunity, authenticity in a workplace, etc.
Total time: 2 hours
Place: bar, café, etc.
Introductory Circle
In a circle we land together in a group, talk a little bit about the structure of the workshops and like hearing what you come with and what your hopes and expectations are.
10 minMovement
We then often proceed to some kind of movement exercise that grounds us in our bodies. We use it also as a way to land in the group and to find new partners for the exercises.
10 minMindfulness
Throughout the practice we bring you back to your breath and into your body through different kind of meditations and mindfulness exercises.
10 minDyadic Exercises
Each time you stand in front of someone we will invite you to first meet your own emotions and only then encourage you to connect with another person. Example exercises we might be doing are the Noticing Game and the Curiosity Game.
60 minCool down & the Closing Circle
In-between the exercises we often ask for your reflections - they can be helpful for the rest of the group. But we also like to have slow cool down at the end with lots of space to integrate the experience together before separating.
30 min
